EP4188821B1 - Bouchon de contenant se fixant par encliquetage et s'enlevant par torsion - Google Patents

Bouchon de contenant se fixant par encliquetage et s'enlevant par torsion Download PDF

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EP4188821B1
EP4188821B1 EP21752526.0A EP21752526A EP4188821B1 EP 4188821 B1 EP4188821 B1 EP 4188821B1 EP 21752526 A EP21752526 A EP 21752526A EP 4188821 B1 EP4188821 B1 EP 4188821B1
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Slavica Cesare
Gregory Lalier
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/16—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers
    • B65D41/17—Snap-on caps or cap-like covers push-on and twist-off
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
    • B65D41/0471—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation with means for positioning the cap on the container, or for limiting the movement of the cap, or for preventing accidental loosening of the cap
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
    • B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/06—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
    • B65D47/08—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
    • B65D47/0804—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage
    • B65D47/0833—Hinges without elastic bias
    • B65D47/0838—Hinges without elastic bias located at an edge of the base element

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  • plastic bottles Numerous personal care products are sold in plastic bottles. Examples of such products are body washes and shampoos. While dispensing of a body wash or hair care product from a bottle is convenient for the consumer, plastic bottles generally are disposed of after one use and sometimes undesirably find their way into landfills. Although plastic bottles are sometimes recycled, both transportation to the recycling facility and recycling itself utilize energy. Accordingly, it would be preferable if the packaging were re-used instead of discarded after a single use.
  • Jackel US Patent No. 8,365,933 discloses a closure system including a snap-on closure which can be pressed upon a spout wherein two interacting elements are shifted by or over one another due to their flexibility.
  • the closure can only be removed with difficulty in the strictly axial/vertical direction by exerting a certain force, but can be removed by a rotational motion which is significantly easier to perform than the axial removal motion.
  • the closure includes a recess in a cylindrical snap-on pipe which engages with a forcing element on the container shoulder. The sides of the recess are designed so that the gradient at one point on one side is smaller than the gradient at the same point on the other side.
  • WO 2017/108697 discloses a snap-on/twist off closure which includes an upper wall defining an opening and a cylindrical snap on pipe (30) depending from the upper wall.
  • the pipe includes threads designed to mate with external threads on a neck of a bottle.
  • the pipe includes at the bottom end a resistance recess (42) and a guidance recess (70).
  • the resistance recess includes walls having gradients wherein the gradient of one of the walls is smaller at one point that the gradient of the other at a point at the same axial height.
  • the guidance recess is for lowering the snap on pipe relative to a container neck and includes a wall with an upward gradient and a wall with a downward gradient.
  • Also disclosed is the combination of the closure with the bottle. In the direction of rotation to unscrew the closure from the bottle, after encountering the resistance recess a forcing element on the bottle encounters a first guidance recess wall and then a second guidance recess wall.
  • US Patent No. 4,456,137 discloses interruptions in closure and bottle threads.
  • the present invention is directed to an improved snap-on/twist off closure which does not suffer from some disadvantages of prior closures. It can be readily and conveniently snapped on during manufacture, yet easily twisted off by consumers. It is very durable, as can be seen in the standard industry drop test.
  • the invention is also directed to a package comprising the closure, e.g., a bottle in combination with the closure.
  • the base of the closure of the invention includes an upper wall defining an opening and a cylindrical snap-on pipe depending from the upper wall and extending vertically/axially to a bottom pipe end.
  • the cylindrical snap-on pipe includes threads, preferably on an inner wall, designed to mate with threads, preferably external, on a neck of the bottle.
  • the closure base is snap fit onto the bottle neck whereby the thread(s) of the cylindrical snap-on pipe passes over and temporarily locks beneath the thread(s) of the container neck.
  • the threads may be arranged either so that they are internal to the snap-on pipe and external to the neck of the bottle, or external to the snap-on pipe and internal to the neck of the container the invention will be described using the internal snap on pipe thread/external bottle neck thread embodiment.
  • the closure cylindrical snap-on pipe includes at its bottom end at least one resistance recess and at least one guidance recess.
  • the resistance and guidance recesses play roles in the unscrewing of the closure whereby it can be easily removed for refilling.
  • the resistance recess includes opposing first and second walls defined by the cylindrical snap-on pipe. The gradients of the walls are essentially the same at each point lying at the same axial vertical height. That is, the first and second resistance recess walls are essentially symmetrical. ,
  • threads on the snap on pipe and mating threads on the bottle neck are disposed at an angle which facilitates rotating the closure in the opening direction from the closed position and inhibits turning the closure in the opposite direction from the closed position.
  • the forcing element on the bottle encounters the trailing end of the resistance recess followed by the bottom rim of the snap-on pipe and then enters the guidance recess.
  • the guidance recess first extends upwardly from the bottom end to permit lowering of the cylindrical snap-on pipe relative to the container neck while the mating threads on the closure cylindrical snap-on pipe and container neck contact each other but maintain their positions with the bottle thread above the snap on pipe thread. Thereafter, with the cylindrical snap-on pipe and neck threads still in engagement, as the closure is rotated further in the unscrewing/opening/closure removal direction, the guidance recess includes a gradual downward gradient toward the bottom end of the cylindrical snap-on pipe.
  • the downward gradient of the guidance recess, and resultant relative upward motion of the closure consistent with the gradients of the matching threads on the container neck and skirt, provides guidance and offers minimal resistance to turning of the closure in the unscrewing/opening direction.
  • the consumer can continue turning the closure with minimal resistance whereby to eventually remove the closure.
  • the presence of the guidance recess also facilitates the reverse process wherein the consumer rotates the closure in the closing, usually clockwise, direction after having refilled the bottle. It is believed that without the guidance recess the bottom of the snap-on pipe would inhibit engagement of the threads upon screwing-on of the closure. Eventually, the closure is unscrewed to a point where there is an interruption in one or both of the threads, which permits the threads to pass each other and releases the closure from the bottle.
  • the forcing element does not need to touch the guidance recess walls; the guidance recess provides space for movement of the forcing element as the closure rotates consistent with the angle of the bottle neck and snap-on pipe threads.
  • the closure may include a closing element which contacts and/or covers the top wall of the closure base to seal the closure opening, but which can be removed from the opening to dispense the product.
  • the closing element remains associated with the closure base when removed to dispense the product, e.g., as the result of a hinge or other attachment.
  • the bottom rim of the snap-on pipe extending between the resistance recess and the guidance recess is preferably at least 2mm and is up to 5mm, especially from 2 to 4 mm, in length whereby to maximize durability of the closure, including promoting a good, comfortably tight, fit of the closure on the bottle over a prolonged period of use.
  • the closure of the invention permits secure placement of a closure on the bottle neck during manufacture yet easy removal of the closure from, and re-application of the closure to, the bottle by the consumer, thereby encouraging removal of the closure to refill the container.
  • the closure is durable, e.g., is resistant to wear and tear.
  • the symmetric embodiment of the resistance recess walls is easier to manufacture than the prior asymmetric version.
  • Closure 22 sits on bottle 20 ( Figs. 5 , 6 and 8 ).
  • Closure 22 includes closure base 24 connected to closing cover 26 by hinge 28, although other possible arrangements will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art.
  • Closure base 24 includes generally cylindrical snap-on pipe 30, best seen in Figs. 1 and 2 , depending downwardly from upper wall 25. Cylindrical snap-on pipe 30 is positioned to engage neck 32 of bottle 20. The inner wall of cylindrical snap-on pipe 30 includes one or more internal threads 34, which protrude inwardly.
  • Closure base 24 includes a dispensing opening 36 centrally disposed within upper wall 25. Although opening 36 is illustrated and described as being centrally disposed, it may be off-center if desired. Structure may be provided above and/or below opening 36 to assist with pouring or sealing, such as ring 38. When closure base 24 is positioned on bottle 20, opening 36 is in communication with the interior of bottle 20 through the interior of snap-on pipe 30 and exterior closure base wall 23. Closing cover 26 includes plug 40 to assist in sealing the closure and ultimately the bottle.
  • Neck 32 of bottle 20 includes external threaded protrusion 60.
  • cylindrical snap-on pipe 30 includes resistance recess 42 extending upwardly from bottom end or rim 43. Rim 43 typically extends perpendicularly to the downwardly extending axis of the pipe. A second resistance recess 42a may be present 180° removed from resistance recess 42, as seen in Fig. 1 .
  • Resistance recess 42 includes two walls 44, 46 formed in cylindrical snap-on pipe 30. As will be discussed below, in the embodiment according to the invention, the walls of the resistance recess are symmetrical. In an embodiment not according to the invention, seen particularly in Figs. 6 and 7 , the walls are asymmetrical. In the latter embodiment, the shape of walls 44, 46 will depend upon the direction which it is desired to have the closure rotate in order to release it from the bottle so that it can be removed.
  • closures are unscrewed/opened/removed by turning counterclockwise, so for the purpose of the present description counterclockwise unscrewing/opening will be assumed.
  • counterclockwise unscrewing/opening it will be apparent that a different direction could be used if desired and the shapes of walls 44, 46, and 104, 106 described below, and the location of guidance recess 70 will be adjusted accordingly.
  • resistance recess 42 receives at least part of forcing element 50, which is a protrusion permanently associated with bottle shoulder 80.
  • the trailing resistance recess wall during unscrewing/opening rotation illustrated as 44 in the embodiment shown in Fig. 7 , includes at its lower end 45 a gradient which is more gradual than that of the opposite (leading) recess wall 46; the gradient at the lower end of resistance recess wall 46 is more severe or steep.
  • the forcing element 50 also includes two side walls 54, 52 of different gradients.
  • the walls of the resistance recess are symmetrical or essentially symmetrical.
  • Resistance recess 102 includes leading wall 104 and trailing wall 106. These walls are symmetrical, mirror images of each other so that the gradients of the walls are the same at each point lying at the same axial vertical height.
  • walls 11 and 112 of forcing element 108 are symmetrical or essentially symmetrical.
  • the symmetric recess wall embodiment ( Fig. 8 ) operates in the same way as described for the asymmetric recess wall embodiment, except that neither recess wall 104 nor 106 includes a steep gradient which prevents rotation of the closure. Rather, this embodiment relies primarily on the angles of the threads on the snap-on pipe and the bottle neck to prevent or substantially Z impede rotation of the closure in the closing direction from the position shown in Fig. 8 .
  • a steep gradient of forcing element side wall 52 faces a steep gradient on resistance recess wall 46 and prevents rotation.
  • side wall 54 of the forcing element having a gentler gradient faces resistance recess wall 44 which has a gentler gradient in its lower half, e.g., at 45, proximate its base.
  • the smaller, gentler gradient at 45 ( Fig. 7 ) of the resistance recess wall 44, and the gradient of wall 106 are similar or identical to the gradient of corresponding side walls 54, 11 of the forcing element of the container, which face resistance recess walls 44, 106 during unscrewing/opening.
  • the gradient of wall of 44 at section 45 is within the range of between 10 degrees more and 10 degrees less than that of wall 54.
  • the gradient of wall 106 at least where it will contact forcing element 108 is within the range of between 10 degrees more and 10 degrees less than that of wall 11.
  • wall 44 at section 45 is within the range of from 35 degrees to 55 degrees.
  • the gradient of wall 106 where it will contact wall 11 is within the range of from 35 degrees to 55 degrees.
  • Each of walls 44 and 106 and 11, 54 is within the range of between 30 and 85 degrees.
  • the gradient of wall 44 at section 45, and the gradient of wall 106 at the point at which it contacts the forcing element, are measured relative to a horizontal line drawn through rim section 56.
  • the gradient of walls 54, 11 are measured at the point at which they first contact walls 44, 106 respectively upon rotation and is measured with respect to a horizontal line intersecting the point of contact with walls 44, 106, the line being parallel to, or coincident with, bottom rim section 56.
  • Guidance recess 70 includes an upwardly extending wall 72 at a gradient within the range of 90 and 135 degrees to a horizontal line drawn through section 56 of the bottom rim and then a downwardly extending wall 74 at a less severe gradient of within the range of 4 to 10 degrees, relative to a horizontal line drawn through the intersection 75 of wall 74 ( Fig. 5 ) and pipe bottom 43.
  • Top wall 58 of forcing elements 50 and 108 preferably do not touch the first and second guidance walls during rotation. Rather, the guidance recess permits free rotation of snap-on pipe 30 consistent with the pitch of the bottle neck and snap-on pipe threads during which forcing element 50 or 108 is accommodated within the space of the guidance recess.
  • the distance between resistance recess 42 or 102 and the guidance recess 70 is measured along bottom rim section 56 from the point at which wall 44 or 106 merges with snap-on pipe bottom end or rim 43 to the point at which guidance recess wall 70 begins to ascend at the beginning of wall 72.
  • the distance between the resistance recess and the guidance recess in the unscrewing/opening direction is preferably at least 3mm.
  • the distance is typically from 2mm up to 5mm, especially from 2mm to 4mm
  • the presence of the guidance recess in addition to the resistance recess also facilitates rotation of the closure in the opposite, closing, direction, which is generally clockwise.
  • closing direction When the closure is rotated in the clockwise, closing direction, at point 75 ( Fig. 5 ), forcing element 50 or 108 will be beneath gradually upwardly sloping wall 74 of guidance recess 70, then the steeper, downward slope of wall 72, then will contact rim 43 at section 56 and finally will be disposed between resistance recess walls 44 or 106 and 46 or 104 in the closed position, as seen in Figs. 6 and 8 .
  • closure 22 is snap fit onto neck 32 (e.g., Fig. 2 ) of bottle 20 by closure 22 being pressed axially downwardly (or bottle 20 being pressed axially upwardly, or both). Since the bottle body and the closure are made of a flexible material and/or because the presence of one or more recesses in the pipe permits the cylindrical snap-on pipe 30 to expand resiliently radially, the internal thread 34 on the cylindrical snap-on pipe passes over the external thread 60 on the container neck and the closure snaps onto the neck. Thus, the closure is securely attached to the container and a substantial amount of effort would be needed for the consumer or other external force to separate them using a strictly vertical or upward axial motion. Alternatively, closure 22 may initially be applied onto container 20 by being rotated on, to engage the threads.
  • the product is dispensed with cover 26 removed from opening 36. Cover 26 is then closed so that plug 40 seals the opening when the product is not in use.
  • the consumer When the bottle is substantially empty of the shampoo, body wash, lotion or other product originally contained within, the consumer removes closure 22 from the package to facilitate refilling and reusing it.
  • the consumer rotates it, typically in the counterclockwise direction, starting from the position shown in Fig. 6 or Fig. 8 wherein forcing element 50 or 108 is at least partly accommodated within recess 42 or 102.
  • Forcing element 50 or 108 forces closure 22 slightly upwardly upon closure rotation as described above.
  • Cylindrical snap-on pipe thread 34 maintains its position below container neck thread 60 as the closure is rotated at least until the forcing element reaches a position beneath the second guidance recess wall 72, preferably until the forcing element reaches a position beyond the position beneath the second guidance recess wall.
  • the threads maintain their relative axial positions until the forcing element reaches such positions, at which point one or more interruptions in the threads permit them to pass each other and to release the closure from the bottle.
  • the angle of the bottle neck and snap-on pipe threads results in an axial upward component to movement of the closure.
  • forcing element 50 or 108 next encounters section 56 of bottom rim 43 of the cylindrical snap-on pipe and then further rotation of the closure/snap-on pipe brings the forcing element below upwardly extending wall 72 of guidance recess 70.
  • the latter permits the cylindrical snap-on pipe axially to lower itself toward the container neck and accommodates the forcing element so that it does not interfere with rotation of the snap-on pipe.
  • Cylindrical snap-on pipe thread 34 remains below bottle thread 60 whereupon the closure is still retained on the bottle and the consumer can continue to use a normal rotation to unscrew the closure from the container neck.
  • Fig. 5 shows forcing element 50 within recess 70.
  • Forcing element 108 would likewise be accommodated within recess 70.
  • Preferably forcing element 50, 108 does not touch first and second guidance recess walls but is accommodated within the recess as the snap-on pipe/closure rotates Alternatively, this unscrewing rotation may optionally be further facilitated by forcing element top 58 contacting downwardly extending wall 74 of guidance recess 70.
  • Optional contact by the top 58 with downwardly extending wall 74 may raise the closure cylindrical snap-on pipe to support the normal unscrewing action of the closure, whereby the closure is easily removed.
  • the pitch of the snap on pipe and bottle neck threads is similar to the gradient of wall 74, namely 4 to 10 degrees.
  • the consumer With the closure removed, the consumer then refills the bottle with the shampoo or other product. She then applies the closure back onto the bottle either by snapping the closure downwardly over the bottle neck in an axial direction similar to that used in manufacture, or she screws the closure back on to the bottle neck. If she chooses the latter, the clockwise-moving rim 43 of pipe 30 optionally contacts top 58 of the forcing element (50 or 108). When it reaches point 75 ( Fig. 5 ), it is preferably below gradually ascending wall 74 which permits lowering of the pipe relative to the bottle neck consistent with the normal screwing downwardly of a closure. At this point, the threads have engaged.
  • forcing element is then preferably below wall 72 of guidance recess 70 which accommodates raising of pipe 30 relative to bottle neck 32 and the top 58 of forcing element 50 or 108 then optionally contacts section 56 of rim 43.
  • forcing element reaches resistance recess wall 44 or 106 and pipe 30 moves downwardly as forcing element 50 or 108 is accommodated within recess 42.
  • internal thread 34 of pipe 30 maintains its position below external thread 60 on bottle neck 32, thereby keeping the closure attached to the bottle.
  • threads encompasses traditional bottle neck-type threads, snap beads and other protuberances which function similarly to threads.
  • snap beads will be used for the “threads” of the snap-on pipe and more traditional bottle neck threads will be used for the bottle neck.
  • the gradient of each of the resistance recess walls at each axial height is essentially the same or that the walls are essentially symmetrical, it is meant that at each axial height the angle of the wall with respect to the snap on pipe rim is within 10% of the angle at the same axial height of the opposite resistance recess wall.
  • the angle of the wall is within 5% of the angle of the opposite recess wall, most especially within 1% more preferably within 0.5% and still preferably the angles are the same at each axial height.
  • the exact height and shape of the resistance recess may be influenced by the material of which the closure, especially the snap-on pipe, is made and so may be adjusted after plastic components are tested.
  • Closure 22 may be also be applied onto the container during manufacture by being rotated to engage the threads.
  • the closure may be made from polypropylene or polyethylene or similar polymeric materials, and the bottle can be molded from high-density polyethylene or polypropylene or PET.
  • the closure is designed to be durable, resisting normal wear and tear by opening and closing the closure and even by dropping.
  • Personal care products include products for application to the skin, the scalp or the mouth, such as shampoo, body wash, skin lotions, etc.

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  1. Bouchon (22) comprenant :
    a. une paroi supérieure (25) définissant une ouverture (36) ;
    b. un tuyau cylindrique se fixant par encliquetage (30) dépendant de la paroi supérieure (25) et s'étendant axialement vers une extrémité inférieure (43),
    c. le tuyau cylindrique se fixant par encliquetage (30) comprenant au moins un évidement de résistance (102) au niveau de son extrémité inférieure (43) ;
    d. le tuyau cylindrique se fixant par encliquetage (30) comprenant en outre au moins un filetage (34) ;
    e. le tuyau cylindrique se fixant par encliquetage (30) définissant des première et seconde parois (104, 106) opposées de l'évidement de résistance (102) ; et
    f. l'extrémité inférieure (43) du tuyau cylindrique se fixant par encliquetage (30) étant formée pour comprendre un évidement de guidage (70) compatible avec l'abaissement du filetage (34) du tuyau cylindrique se fixant par encliquetage par rapport à un goulot (32) d'une bouteille (20), le bouchon (22) étant configuré de sorte que l'évidement de guidage (70) comprend une première paroi d'évidement de guidage (72) avec un gradient ascendant et une deuxième paroi d'évidement de guidage (74) ayant un gradient descendant, moyennant quoi, dans une direction de rotation d'ouverture de bouchon, la première paroi d'évidement de guidage (72) permet d'abaisser axialement le tuyau cylindrique se fixant par encliquetage (30) vers le goulot (32) de la bouteille ayant un élément de forçage (108) et la deuxième paroi d'évidement de guidage (74) étant compatible avec le tuyau cylindrique se fixant par encliquetage (30) du bouchon qui monte par rapport à la bouteille (20) et le filetage (34) conservant sa position axiale par rapport à un filetage (60) sur le goulot (32) de la bouteille sur lequel le bouchon (22) est appliqué lorsque l'élément de forçage (108) est en contact avec l'une desdites parois d'évidement de résistance (104, 106) au moins jusqu'à ce que l'élément de forçage (108) atteigne une position au-dessous de la deuxième paroi d'évidement de guidage (74), et dans lequel les première et deuxième parois d'évidement de résistance (104, 106) ont des gradients, et dans lequel les gradients des première et deuxième parois d'évidement de résistance (104, 106) sont essentiellement les mêmes à n'importe quel point se trouvant à la même hauteur axiale.
  2. Bouchon (22) selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre un couvercle de fermeture (26) pour fermer l'ouverture (36), le couvercle de fermeture (26) étant fixé, de manière articulée, à une base de fermeture (24) du bouchon (22).
  3. Bouchon (22) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel dans la direction de rotation pour dévisser le bouchon, après avoir rencontré l'évidement de résistance (102), l'élément de forçage (108) est logé dans l'évidement de guidage (70) et est au-dessous de la première paroi d'évidement de guidage (72) et ensuite la deuxième paroi d'évidement de guidage (74).
  4. Bouchon (22) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel lorsque l'élément de forçage (108) atteint une position au-dessous de la première paroi d'évidement de guidage (72), le filetage (34) du tuyau cylindrique se fixant par encliquetage et le filetage de bouteille (60) conservent leurs positions axiales relatives avec le filetage de bouteille (60) au-dessus du filetage (34) du tuyau se fixant par encliquetage.
  5. Bouchon (22) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la distance entre l'évidement de résistance (102) et l'évidement de guidage (70) dans la direction de dévissage est d'au moins 2 mm.
  6. Bouchon (22) selon la revendication 5, dans lequel la distance entre l'évidement de résistance (102) et l'évidement de guidage (70) dans la direction de dévissage est de 2 mm à 5 mm.
  7. Bouchon (22) selon la revendication 6, dans lequel la distance entre l'évidement de résistance (102) et l'évidement de guidage (70) dans la direction de dévissage est de 2 mm à 4 mm.
  8. Bouchon (22) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la première paroi d'évidement de guidage (72) a un gradient de 90 à 135 degrés.
  9. Bouchon (22) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la deuxième paroi d'évidement de guidage (74) a un gradient de 0 à 10 degrés.
  10. Contenant comprenant un bouchon selon la revendication 1 et une bouteille (20) combinés, la bouteille (20) ayant un goulot de bouteille (32), et au moins un élément de forçage (108),
    le goulot de bouteille (32) ayant un filetage (60),
    le au moins un élément de forçage (108) de bouteille étant adapté pour être au moins partiellement reçu dans l'évidement de résistance (102) du tuyau cylindrique se fixant par encliquetage (30) du bouchon, moyennant quoi dans une direction de rotation d'ouverture de bouchon, la première paroi d'évidement de guidage (72) permet au tuyau cylindrique se fixant par encliquetage (30) d'être abaissé axialement vers l'élément de forçage (108) et la deuxième paroi d'évidement de guidage (74) étant compatible avec le tuyau cylindrique se fixant par encliquetage (30) du bouchon qui monte par rapport à la bouteille (20), le filetage (34) du tuyau se fixant par encliquetage et le filetage (60) du goulot de bouteille conservant leurs positions axiales relatives avec le filetage (60) du goulot de bouteille au-dessus du filetage (34) du tuyau se fixant par encliquetage lorsque l'élément de forçage (108) est en contact avec la paroi d'évidement de résistance au moins jusqu'à ce que l'élément de forçage (108) atteigne une position au-dessous de la deuxième paroi d'évidement de guidage (74).
  11. Contenant selon la revendication 10, comprenant en outre une interruption dans un ou plusieurs parmi le filetage (34) du tuyau se fixant par encliquetage et le filetage (60) de la bouteille et dans lequel après que l'élément de forçage (108) a atteint une position au-dessous de la deuxième paroi d'évidement de guidage (74), le filetage (34) du tuyau cylindrique se fixant par encliquetage passe le filetage (60) de la bouteille par le biais des une ou plusieurs interruptions, libérant ainsi le bouchon (22) de la bouteille (20).
  12. Contenant (22) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel le filetage pouvant se fixer par encliquetage (34) est sur sa paroi interne.
  13. Contenant selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 12, dans lequel le filetage pouvant se fixer par encliquetage (34) est sur sa paroi interne et le filetage (60) du goulot de bouteille est à l'extérieur du goulot de bouteille (32).
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